Philip Reeveshttp://ualrpublicradio.org
enhttp://ualrpublicradio.org/feeds/694/rss.xmlPakistan's Religious Right Mobilizes Anew to Defend Blasphemy Lawshttp://ualrpublicradio.org/post/pakistans-religious-right-paralyzes-capital-defends-blasphemy-laws
A strange new shrine has appeared on the eastern edge of Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, amid the low hills that roll towards the Himalayan mountains.<p>Within a small gazebo, crowned by a green dome, there is a grave, decorated with silver tinsel and surrounded by flowers and richly patterned red carpets.<p>Inside lies the body of Mumtaz Qadri, a former policeman whose recent hanging for murder suddenly galvanized the mass forces of Pakistan's religious right into a fresh, potentially destabilizing, confrontation with the state.<p>People "come here to sing hymns, and to recite the Holy Quran aSat, 02 Apr 2016 09:24:00 +0000Philip Reeves57060 at http://ualrpublicradio.orgPakistan's Religious Right Mobilizes Anew to Defend Blasphemy LawsPakistani Government Shuts Off Mobile Phone Network Amid Massive Protesthttp://ualrpublicradio.org/post/pakistani-government-shuts-mobile-phone-network-amid-massive-protest
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Pakistani+Government+Shuts+Off+Mobile+Phone+Network+Amid+Massive+Protest&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODQzOTgwMDEyMTcyNjI4MTAxYWQyMw004)"/></div><p>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:25:00 +0000Philip Reeves56946 at http://ualrpublicradio.orgGrief And Fury Roil Lahore, Pakistan, One Day After Deadly Blasthttp://ualrpublicradio.org/post/grief-and-fury-roil-lahore-pakistan-one-day-after-deadly-blast
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Grief+And+Fury+Roil+Lahore%2C+Pakistan%2C+One+Day+After+Deadly+Blast&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MjgzNjQ1MDEzMTc5MzUzNzIxNjNmZg004)"/></div><p>Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:04:00 +0000Philip Reeves56845 at http://ualrpublicradio.orgLahore Bombing Updatehttp://ualrpublicradio.org/post/lahore-bombing-update
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Lahore+Bombing+Update&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODMzOTc3MDEzMjAzMzEyMDA3Njc1Nw004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DANIEL ZWERDLING, HOST: <p>This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Daniel Zwerdling. Michel Martin is off today. There's been another terrorist bombing, this time in Lahore, Pakistan, and this time in a park near the children's swings. Officials say more than 65 people were killed, and it was a suicide bombing.Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:24:00 +0000Philip Reeves56803 at http://ualrpublicradio.orgFeeling Unwanted In Germany, Some Afghan Migrants Head Homehttp://ualrpublicradio.org/post/feeling-unwanted-germany-some-afghan-migrants-head-home
It took Abdul Arian months to realize that his decision to migrate from his home country, Afghanistan, to Germany was a huge mistake.<p>He set off nearly a year ago, hoping to be granted asylum so he could attend a university and study psychology.<p>His journey, organized by smugglers, was long and perilous.Wed, 09 Mar 2016 21:57:00 +0000Philip Reeves55952 at http://ualrpublicradio.orgFeeling Unwanted In Germany, Some Afghan Migrants Head HomeTeasing A Girl At A Pakistani Park Could Get You Whacked With A Stickhttp://ualrpublicradio.org/post/teasing-girl-pakistani-park-could-get-you-whacked-stick
Mohammed Sayed is not one of those people who particularly relish the prospect of hitting young men on the butt with a big stick.<p>But he is certainly prepared to do so to defend the girls and women who frequent the neatly groomed, palm-dotted municipal park in the Pakistani city of Gujranwala where he works as a guard.<p>The park was designed as a place for relaxation and family recreation (it even includes some ramshackle carnival rides).Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:37:00 +0000Philip Reeves55294 at http://ualrpublicradio.orgTeasing A Girl At A Pakistani Park Could Get You Whacked With A StickWhat It's Like To Be Young And Male In Pakistanhttp://ualrpublicradio.org/post/what-its-be-young-and-male-pakistan
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=What+It%27s+Like+To+Be+Young+And+Male+In+Pakistan&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4ODE5NjkxMDEzMjYxMzE1OTJjMjViOA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: <p>Researchers have been asking a basic question of young people. Should men be allowed to beat their wives? How you answer that question may depend on where you live. U.N.Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:08:00 +0000Philip Reeves55222 at http://ualrpublicradio.orgStand-Up Bridges Decades-Long Boundaries — By Crossing The Linehttp://ualrpublicradio.org/post/stand-bridges-decades-long-boundaries-crossing-line
In Pakistan, there aren't a whole lot of stand-up comics.<p>"When it comes to satire, I think as a culture, we kind of struggle with it," says Pakistani stand-up pioneer Saad Haroon.<p>His humor shines a light into some delicate areas.<p>"I wrote this song called 'Burqa Woman,' which is a parody of 'Pretty Woman,' " Harron says.<p>He gives the audience a taste of his act:<p><em>Burqa woman, in your black sheet</em><p><em>Burqa woman, with your sexy feet</em><p><em>Burqa woman, my love for you, it grows</em><p><em>Every time I see your nose</em><p>Haroon's presenting a talk about comedy at the Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:46:00 +0000Philip Reeves55104 at http://ualrpublicradio.orgStand-Up Bridges Decades-Long Boundaries — By Crossing The LineOnce Pakistan's Pride, Its Embattled National Airline Fights To Survivehttp://ualrpublicradio.org/post/once-pakistans-pride-its-embattled-national-carrier-fights-survive
Some airlines are just airlines.<p>But others mean a lot more than that to the people they serve.<p>Pakistan's national carrier was long a source of patriotic pride, a symbol of unity in a divided country. Now that airline is in big trouble.<p>In 1962, <a href="http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/Media-Gallery/JBK-Trip-1962.aspx">Jacqueline Kennedy visited Pakistan</a>. Traveling without her husband, she did things a first lady could never do today. She rode in an open-topped limousine and visited the Khyber Pass.Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:25:00 +0000Philip Reeves54626 at http://ualrpublicradio.orgOnce Pakistan's Pride, Its Embattled National Airline Fights To SurviveOn The Sleepy Streets Of Islamabad, A Late-Night Need For Speedhttp://ualrpublicradio.org/post/sleepy-streets-islamabad-late-night-need-speed
Islamabad can seem a dull place, full of retired civil servants sipping tea in villas, and with a night scene that's about as lively as lawn bowls. But you can at least get a good sleep.<p>While other Asian cities gossip, munch and rattle through the night, a hush descends on this modern government town.<p>In my neighborhood, dusk creeps in to a chorus of birdsong.Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:37:00 +0000Philip Reeves53462 at http://ualrpublicradio.orgOn The Sleepy Streets Of Islamabad, A Late-Night Need For Speed